Kevin McCarthy’s career at T. Rowe Price was soaring. Since joining in 2016, the young man had risen to vice president at the Baltimore, Md., office of the global investment management firm. At the time, the firm was managing $1.3 trillion in assets.
Despite his professional success, McCarthy felt his life lacked something essential — something spiritual. Previously, he had lived out his Catholic faith in the Paterson Diocese, N.J., as a parishioner of Holy Family in Florham Park and St. Lawrence the Martyr in Chester. McCarthy is also a 2004 graduate of Delbarton School in Morristown.
“I fell away from my Catholic faith. I wanted to discover what kind of man I was supposed to be. I needed to take Christian life seriously,” McCarthy, now 40, said of his time with T. Rowe Price.
So McCarthy began attending midday Masses during his lunch hours at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which became his parish. He also structured his workday to attend Eucharistic adoration there and returned to confession.
It took years of discernment for McCarthy, now known as Deacon Kevin McCarthy of the Baltimore Archdiocese, to hear God gradually calling him away from his successful corporate career and toward a more spiritually gratifying life as a priest.
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On May 16, Archbishop William Lori of the Baltimore Archdiocese ordained Deacon McCarthy and 11 other men as transitional deacons in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. It’s their last step before being ordained priests of the archdiocese next summer.
“My work at T. Rowe Price was intellectually stimulating and kept me busy. Although I was succeeding at my work, the parish is where I felt fulfilled,” Deacon McCarthy said. “During adoration at the basilica in Baltimore, the Lord showed me that I wanted to be close to Jesus. My desire to go to Mass and adoration grew,” he said.
Deacon McCarthy’s diaconal assignment is at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Libertytown, Md. He is a seminarian at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.
“Walking with people as a deacon in every stage of the spiritual life in their joy and in their grief stretches the mind and the heart in ways I never previously imagined possible,” Deacon McCarthy said. “It’s a privilege beyond description — and so is the life of the parish priest,” he said.
Deacon McCarthy’s spiritual journey started at Holy Family in Florham Park, where he received his sacraments and attended religious education. During his high school senior year, he moved with his parents, Kevin and Mary Ellen, and his younger brother, Tom, now married with children, to Chester, where he attended St. Lawrence.
For high school, Deacon McCarthy attended Delbarton School, a Catholic boys’ prep school run by Benedictine monks. He said his freshman Family Life class was enlightening, magnifying his appreciation of “the vast beauty of God’s creation.” He graduated Delbarton in 2004.
Deacon McCarthy fell away from the faith while attending Yale University in New Haven, Conn., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 2008.
After having worked in New York City, Deacon McCarthy moved to Baltimore in 2016. As vice president of T. Rowe Price, he worked with the senior sales leadership team to develop and execute sales and marketing strategies.
Before leaving T. Rowe Price, McCarthy had attended an archdiocesan vocations retreat, where he heard God urge him to apply to the seminary, which he did in 2020. His parents weren’t surprised because he would often talk about his activities at the basilica on their phone calls.
“It will be my privilege to lay down my life for the Lord and his people as a priest,” Deacon McCarthy said. “I look forward to being united with Jesus with the words of consecration at Mass and absolution in confession. This is beyond what any man can hope for on his own. I look forward to it with all my heart,” he said.
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Kevin McCarthy’s career at T. Rowe Price was soaring. Since joining in 2016, the young man had risen to vice president at the Baltimore, Md., office of the global investment management firm. At the time, the firm was managing $1.3 trillion in assets.
Despite his professional success, McCarthy felt his life lacked something essential — something spiritual. Previously, he had lived out his Catholic faith in the Paterson Diocese, N.J., as a parishioner of Holy Family in Florham Park and St. Lawrence the Martyr in Chester. McCarthy is also a 2004 graduate of Delbarton School in Morristown.
“I fell away from my Catholic faith. I wanted to discover what kind of man I was supposed to be. I needed to take Christian life seriously,” McCarthy, now 40, said of his time with T. Rowe Price.
So McCarthy began attending midday Masses during his lunch hours at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which became his parish. He also structured his workday to attend Eucharistic adoration there and returned to confession.
It took years of discernment for McCarthy, now known as Deacon Kevin McCarthy of the Baltimore Archdiocese, to hear God gradually calling him away from his successful corporate career and toward a more spiritually gratifying life as a priest.
Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
On May 16, Archbishop William Lori of the Baltimore Archdiocese ordained Deacon McCarthy and 11 other men as transitional deacons in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. It’s their last step before being ordained priests of the archdiocese next summer.
“My work at T. Rowe Price was intellectually stimulating and kept me busy. Although I was succeeding at my work, the parish is where I felt fulfilled,” Deacon McCarthy said. “During adoration at the basilica in Baltimore, the Lord showed me that I wanted to be close to Jesus. My desire to go to Mass and adoration grew,” he said.
Deacon McCarthy’s diaconal assignment is at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Libertytown, Md. He is a seminarian at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.
“Walking with people as a deacon in every stage of the spiritual life in their joy and in their grief stretches the mind and the heart in ways I never previously imagined possible,” Deacon McCarthy said. “It’s a privilege beyond description — and so is the life of the parish priest,” he said.
Deacon McCarthy’s spiritual journey started at Holy Family in Florham Park, where he received his sacraments and attended religious education. During his high school senior year, he moved with his parents, Kevin and Mary Ellen, and his younger brother, Tom, now married with children, to Chester, where he attended St. Lawrence.
For high school, Deacon McCarthy attended Delbarton School, a Catholic boys’ prep school run by Benedictine monks. He said his freshman Family Life class was enlightening, magnifying his appreciation of “the vast beauty of God’s creation.” He graduated Delbarton in 2004.
Deacon McCarthy fell away from the faith while attending Yale University in New Haven, Conn., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 2008.
After having worked in New York City, Deacon McCarthy moved to Baltimore in 2016. As vice president of T. Rowe Price, he worked with the senior sales leadership team to develop and execute sales and marketing strategies.
Before leaving T. Rowe Price, McCarthy had attended an archdiocesan vocations retreat, where he heard God urge him to apply to the seminary, which he did in 2020. His parents weren’t surprised because he would often talk about his activities at the basilica on their phone calls.
“It will be my privilege to lay down my life for the Lord and his people as a priest,” Deacon McCarthy said. “I look forward to being united with Jesus with the words of consecration at Mass and absolution in confession. This is beyond what any man can hope for on his own. I look forward to it with all my heart,” he said.